flame?/fle?m/?<n.>?

(1)[?CU]?a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from sth that is on fire?火焰；火舌

?the tiny yellow flame of a match?火柴小小的黃色火焰

?The flames were growing higher and higher.?熊熊火焰越來越高。?

?The building was?in flames?(= was burning)?.?大樓失火了。

?The plane?burst into flame(s)?(= suddenly began burning strongly)?.?飛機(jī)突然猛烈燃燒起來。

?Everything?went up in flames?(= was destroyed by fire)?.?一切都?xì)в诖蠡稹?/span>

(2)[?U]?a bright red or orange colour?鮮紅色；橘紅色；橙黃色

?a flame-red car?橘紅色的汽車

(3)[?C]?(?literary)?a very strong feeling?強(qiáng)烈的感情；激情

?a flame of passion?激情的烈火

(4)[?C]?(?informal?)?an angry or insulting（無理的） message sent to sb by email or on the Internet?火藥味電郵（或互聯(lián)網(wǎng)信息）

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(1)(?literary)?to burn with a bright flame?燃燒

?The logs flamed on the hearth.?木柴在壁爐里燃燒。

?Hope flamed in her.?她滿懷希望。?

(2)(?literary)?(?of a person's face?人臉?)?to become red as a result of a strong emotion; to make sth become red?（因強(qiáng)烈情緒而）變紅，使變紅

?Her cheeks flamed with rage.?她憤怒得兩頰通紅。?

(3)(?informal?)?to send sb an angry or insulting message by email or on the Internet?向（某人）發(fā)送火藥味電郵（或互聯(lián)網(wǎng)信息）

flaming?燃燒的；火紅的；激昂的

olympic flame??奧林匹克圣火

used to do?過去常常做某事(現(xiàn)在不再）

lash?/l??/??<v.>

(1)to hit sb/sth with great force?猛擊；狠打<SYN>?pound

[?V+ adv./prep.]?The rain lashed at the windows.?雨點(diǎn)猛烈地打在窗戶上。

[?VN]?Huge waves lashed the shore.?巨浪拍打著海岸。?

(2)[?VN]?to hit a person or an animal with a?whip?, rope, stick, etc.?鞭打；<SYN>?beat

(3)[?VN]?to criticize sb/sth in a very angry way?怒斥<SYN>?attack

(4)[?VN+ adv./prep.]?to fasten sth tightly to sth else with ropes?捆綁；捆扎

?Several logs had been lashed together to make a raft.?幾根原木捆扎在一起做成了木筏。

?During the storm everything on deck had to be lashed down.?暴風(fēng)雨中甲板上所有的東西都必須系牢。?

(5)to move or to move sth quickly and violently from side to side?（使）迅猛擺動(dòng)，甩動(dòng)

[?V]?The crocodile's tail was lashing furiously from side to side.?鱷魚的尾巴在急速地左右甩動(dòng)。?

lash ?out (at sb/sth)

(1)?to suddenly try to hit sb?（突然）狠打，痛打

(2)?to criticize sb in an angry way?怒斥；嚴(yán)厲斥責(zé)

lash ?out on sth

(?BrE?informal?)?to spend a lot of money on sth?在…上大量花費(fèi)

lashing?<n.>鞭打；叱責(zé)；痛罵

lasher?<n.>堰（下的水塘）；鞭打者；用來捆綁的繩索

scoff?v.? /sk?f/??

(1)~ (at sb/sth)to talk about sb/sth in a way that makes it clear that you think they are stupid or ridiculous(可笑的、荒謬的）?嘲笑；譏諷<SYN>?mock

?He scoffed at our amateurish(業(yè)余的、外行的） attempts.?他對(duì)我們不在行的嘗試嗤之以鼻。

2.[?VN]?(?BrE?)?(?NAmE?also?scarf?)?(?informal?)?to eat a lot of sth quickly?貪婪地吃；狼吞虎咽

?Who scoffed all the grapes??誰那么貪嘴，把葡萄全吃光了？?

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n.嘲笑；愚弄；笑柄? joke;derision

vt.嘲笑；嘲弄；貪婪地吃? guy;deride

vi.嘲笑；嘲弄；狼吞虎咽? jeer at;laugh at

scoffer?<n.>嘲笑者

draw·string?n./?dr??str??/??

a piece of string sewn inside the material at the top of a bag, pair of trousers/pants, etc. that can be pulled tighter in order to make the opening smaller?（穿在袋口、褲腰上的）拉繩，拉帶，束帶

??They fasten with a drawstring.?它們是用拉繩系緊的。

<syn>n.細(xì)繩；拉帶? ?string;galloon

window shade?n.[建]遮光窗簾；百葉窗<syn>roller blind;jalousie

appear to=seem to好像，似乎

sway??/swe?/??<v.>

(1)[?usually?+ adv./prep.]?to move slowly from side to side; to move sth in this way?（使）搖擺，搖動(dòng)

[?V]?The branches were swaying in the wind.?樹枝在風(fēng)中搖曳。?

[?VN]?They danced rhythmically(有節(jié)奏的），?swaying their hips to the music.?他們伴著音樂扭動(dòng)屁股，有節(jié)奏地跳舞。?

（2）[?VN]?[?often passive]?to persuade sb to believe sth or do sth?說服；使相信；使動(dòng)搖

<SYN>?influence

?He's easily swayed.?他很容易動(dòng)搖。

?She wasn't swayed by his good looks or his clever talk.?他相貌不凡，談吐風(fēng)趣，但她不為所動(dòng)。

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(1)a movement from side to side?搖擺；擺動(dòng)

(2)(?literary)?power or influence over sb?統(tǒng)治；勢(shì)力；支配；控制；影響

?Rebel forces?hold sway?over much of the island.?該島很大一部分控制在叛軍手里。

?He was quick to exploit(剝削，利用） those who fell?under his sway?.?他毫不猶豫地利用受他控制的那些人。

under the sway of??在…支配之下;在…影響下[亦作under someone's sway]

hold sway??支配；統(tǒng)治

swayback <adj.>?弄傷了背的；背部下凹的（等于swaybacked）

slight·ly??adv.?/?sla?tli/??

(1)a little?略微；稍微

?a slightly different version?略有不同的說法

?I knew her slightly.?我對(duì)她略知一二。?

(2)a?slightly built?person is small and thin?身材瘦小的

adj.

slight?輕微的，少量的；脆弱的；細(xì)長(zhǎng)的；不重要的

slighting?輕視的；忽視的；輕蔑的

adv.

slightingly?疏忽地；輕視地

n.

slight?怠慢；輕蔑

slightness?細(xì)長(zhǎng)；少許；些微

vt.

slight?輕視，忽略；怠慢

il·lu·sion?,<n.>?/??lu??n/??

(1)[?CU]?a false idea or belief, especially about sb or about a situation?錯(cuò)誤的觀念；幻想

?I?have no illusions?about her feelings for me?(= I know the truth is that she does not love me).?我對(duì)她跟我的感情不抱什么幻想。

?She's?under the illusion that?(= believes wrongly that)?she'll get the job.?她存有幻想，認(rèn)為她會(huì)得到那份工作。

(2)[?C]?something that seems to exist but in fact does not, or seems to be sth that it is not?幻想的事物；錯(cuò)覺

?Mirrors in a room often give an illusion of space.?房間里的鏡子常給人一種空間增大的錯(cuò)覺。?

?The idea of absolute personal freedom is an illusion.?絕對(duì)個(gè)人自由的觀念是一種幻想。?

<syn><n.>幻覺，[心理]錯(cuò)覺；錯(cuò)誤的觀念或信仰? hallucination;fantasm

adj.

illusory?錯(cuò)覺的；幻影的；虛假的；產(chǎn)生幻覺的

illusive?錯(cuò)覺的；幻影的；迷惑人的

illusionary?錯(cuò)覺的，幻影的（等于illusional）

illusional?錯(cuò)覺的；幻影的

n.

illusionist?魔術(shù)師；愛幻想的人；幻覺論者；幻覺派的藝術(shù)家

steady?/?stedi/??

<adj.>(?stead·ier?steadi·est)

(1)developing, growing, etc. gradually and in an even and regular way?（發(fā)展、增長(zhǎng)等）穩(wěn)步的，持續(xù)的，勻速的<SYN>?constant

?five years of steady economic growth?經(jīng)濟(jì)持續(xù)五年的發(fā)展

?a steady decline in numbers?數(shù)量逐漸下降

?We are making slow but steady progress.?我們雖然緩慢但是在穩(wěn)步前進(jìn)。?

?The castle receives a?steady stream?of visitors.?前來參觀城堡的游客流量保持穩(wěn)定。

(2)not changing and not interrupted?穩(wěn)定的；恒定的<SYN>?regular

?a?steady job/income?穩(wěn)定的工作╱收入

?They set off at a steady pace.?他們以不緊不慢的速度出發(fā)了。?

?a?steady boyfriend/girlfriend?(= with whom you have a serious relationship or one that has lasted a long time)?關(guān)系穩(wěn)定的男朋友╱女朋友

?to have a steady relationship?有穩(wěn)定的關(guān)系

(3)firmly fixed, supported or balanced; not shaking or likely to fall down?穩(wěn)的；平穩(wěn)的；穩(wěn)固的

?He held the boat steady as she got in.?他把船穩(wěn)住，讓她上了船。?

?I met his steady gaze.?我迎向他凝視的目光。?

?Such fine work requires a good eye and a?steady hand?.?做這樣精細(xì)的工作，眼要尖，手要穩(wěn)。

OPP?unsteady

(4)(?of a person?人?)?sensible; who can be relied on?沉穩(wěn)的；可靠的

(as) steady as a ?rock??extremely steady and calm; that you can rely on?十分可靠；穩(wěn)如泰山；安如盤石

stead·ily?adv.

?The situation got steadily worse.?局勢(shì)逐漸惡化。?

?He looked at her steadily.?他凝視著她。?

?The rain fell steadily.?雨不緊不慢地下著。?

steadi·ness?n.?[?U]

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